The Burning Embers

Shadow 8/1/2020

I'm not afraid of the darkness,

I am afraid of being alone in the dark.

I'm not afraid of the silence,

I'm just afraid i might lose me when I'm silent.

Just as you go and I'm left alone

And even if all of them see the sun shining,

When you're not there, there won't be any light.

No star would ever shine.

The stars could never do.

It breaks me apart,

That I'm kind of used to being your shadow.

And now that you're gone I'm no more seen anymore,

Just invisible to all the souls even to you.

There a spark of hope flickers inside,

There the poems I wrote will get me out of my silence,

And I promise you one thing I'm no more the shadow...

And if you truly want me,

I'll hold on to you,

I'll help you throughout your sorrows,

And yes I know it's not fair to me...

Splashes of agony still scarring a heart that has been hurt.

With my sincere apologies to myself before all.

I can't withstand the thought of you gone...

'Cause there I'm hardly seen.

And to you I'm maybe something more...

Someone who has a bit of your heart,

And maybe it's not the biggest piece after all.

But all I know is that I've kept it safe.

'Cause it meant everything to me.

Now tell me who has done this before...

Tell me who hasn't made you bleed inside when they're truly close to you...

Tell me that "who" is a person who's not me.